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#1 2012-03-02 18:31:03

ATXcloud
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upgrd 2.5 to 2.6.1, stiching is less desirable, what am i doing wrong

Ive upgraded, and find the software less effective.   Previously, when I clicked on detect, APG would yeild 9 time out of 10 a well stitched pano.  Now, with 2.6 I finding that the detect image is poor, requiring more manual stitching.  Perhaps the auto detect of control points are less sensitive.  I've attached 2 images.  The first is 2.6; I have only produced stitchings like this from 2.6.  The second image is 2.5; notice the relatively nice stitching.
What can I do to improve the auto detect?  Are there settings I can adjust the sensitivity of the control points?


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#2 2012-03-02 18:51:28

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Re: upgrd 2.5 to 2.6.1, stiching is less desirable, what am i doing wrong

ATXcloud wrote:

What can I do to improve the auto detect?

Your first shown pano doesn´t contain lens-informations.

Go to "prefs" and tell the app which lens you used and which sensor-size.

In your second shown pano you didn´t level the camera - but have lems-information.

Use the "vertical lines" tool to get the horizon straight.

best, Klaus


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#3 2012-03-02 19:58:08

ATXcloud
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Re: upgrd 2.5 to 2.6.1, stiching is less desirable, what am i doing wrong

Klausesser,

You are absolutely correct!  Thank you!  Thank you for your accurate and fast response.   krpano/Kolor is very amazing!
Enjoy my pano: 

Sunset of 2012.02.29 leap day in Austin, Texas.
http://i.imgur.com/I2wHU.jpg

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#4 2012-03-05 02:24:27

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Re: upgrd 2.5 to 2.6.1, stiching is less desirable, what am i doing wrong

Okay,  it was working for the previous pano, but today it went back to troubles.   Again, my setup: APG 64 Mac, Tokina 10-17mm.  Any ideas?  Thank you in advance!

Andrew


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#5 2012-03-05 03:20:41

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Re: upgrd 2.5 to 2.6.1, stiching is less desirable, what am i doing wrong

In your screenshot of autopano on left hand side I see the images with wrong orientation...
try to correct the orientation on your harddrive (dont knwo mac, on my PC I only have to right click on image ans change orientation...) and reload the images again into autopano....
Georg

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#6 2012-03-05 04:03:40

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Re: upgrd 2.5 to 2.6.1, stiching is less desirable, what am i doing wrong

ATXcloud wrote:

Okay,  it was working for the previous pano, but today it went back to troubles.   Again, my setup: APG 64 Mac, Tokina 10-17mm.  Any ideas?  Thank you in advance!

Andrew

Are you sure that the Tokina is really good corrected in APG? I read "15mm" - is it eventually interpreted as fisheye?
Try a lens-correction first in Lighroom or Photoshop.
Did you set "lens correction" or "advanced lens correction"?

Your issue in my eyes is in the settings!

Btw.: be carefull using the "Gamma" correction - it can make parts of the image "flat".
I prefer using "exposure" only.

best, Klaus


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#7 2012-03-05 04:40:39

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Re: upgrd 2.5 to 2.6.1, stiching is less desirable, what am i doing wrong

ATXcloud wrote:

Okay,  it was working for the previous pano, but today it went back to troubles.   Again, my setup: APG 64 Mac, Tokina 10-17mm.  Any ideas?  Thank you in advance!

Andrew

In this instance your images have EXIF data ( so the If no EXIF setting is not applied) but with focal length set at 15mm APG will set lens type to Standard (rectilinear) - as you can see in your screenshots - you will have to manually change that to Fisheye in Image Properties.


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#8 2012-03-05 05:13:48

ATXcloud
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Re: upgrd 2.5 to 2.6.1, stiching is less desirable, what am i doing wrong

Hi all,  The support you all provide always blows me away!  Thank you!   Good news, all is working well.  I knew it was user error rather than the software.  It appears that it was in the settings [always force the following EXif Value 10mm (problem was set to 15mm).

Thank you all once again!
Enjoy this VRtour of the Kitefestival in Austin, TX:
http://www.atxcloud.com/wp-content/uplo … efest.html

Cheers!

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